SOCIAL WORK COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
Erickson's 8 stages of psychosocial development
trust vs mistrust 0-18months
autonomy vs shame and doubt 18 months-1 yr
initiative vs guilt 3-5yrs
industry vs inferiority 5-12 yrs
identity vs role confusion 12-18
intimacy vs isolation 18-40
generativity vs stagnation 40-65
integrity vs despair 65+
Piaget's stages of cognitive development
1. sensorimotor -0-18/24 months
2. preoperational toddlerhood -18-24-7years
3. concrete operational -7-12 years
4. formal operational -adolescence through adulthood
Frued's Psychosexual Stages
oral stage, 0-1yrs
anal stage, 1-3yrs
phallic stage, 3-6yrs
latency stage, 6-12yrs
genital stage, 12+
life course perspective
draws on traditional theories of developmental psychology, which look at the events that
typically occur in people's lives during different stages
cohort
, group of persons who were born during the same time period and who experience
particular social changes within the given culture in the same sequence and at the same
age
transition
change in roles or statuses that represent a distinct departure from prior roles and
statuses.
trajectory
Long-term pattern of stability and change, which usually involves multiple transitions
life events
Significant occurrence involving a relatively abrupt change that may produce serious
and long-lasting effects
turning point
Life event or transition that produces a lasting shift in the life course trajectory
Strengths Perspective
Seeks to identify, use, build, and reinforce the abilities and strengths that people have in
contrast to the pathological perspective, which focuses on their deficiencies
contracting
attempt to define clearly the issues and goals for work and develop plans likely to
resolve the identified issues and achieve final goals
Transferance
phenomenon in which the person in treatment redirects feelings for others onto the
therapist
Countertransference
occurs when the therapist transfers his or her own feelings onto the client
SMART goals
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely
Phases of Counseling
Preliminary/Preparatory
Beginning/Contracting
Middle/Work
Ending and transition/termination
COMPLETE VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
Erickson's 8 stages of psychosocial development
trust vs mistrust 0-18months
autonomy vs shame and doubt 18 months-1 yr
initiative vs guilt 3-5yrs
industry vs inferiority 5-12 yrs
identity vs role confusion 12-18
intimacy vs isolation 18-40
generativity vs stagnation 40-65
integrity vs despair 65+
Piaget's stages of cognitive development
1. sensorimotor -0-18/24 months
2. preoperational toddlerhood -18-24-7years
3. concrete operational -7-12 years
4. formal operational -adolescence through adulthood
Frued's Psychosexual Stages
oral stage, 0-1yrs
anal stage, 1-3yrs
phallic stage, 3-6yrs
latency stage, 6-12yrs
genital stage, 12+
life course perspective
draws on traditional theories of developmental psychology, which look at the events that
typically occur in people's lives during different stages
cohort
, group of persons who were born during the same time period and who experience
particular social changes within the given culture in the same sequence and at the same
age
transition
change in roles or statuses that represent a distinct departure from prior roles and
statuses.
trajectory
Long-term pattern of stability and change, which usually involves multiple transitions
life events
Significant occurrence involving a relatively abrupt change that may produce serious
and long-lasting effects
turning point
Life event or transition that produces a lasting shift in the life course trajectory
Strengths Perspective
Seeks to identify, use, build, and reinforce the abilities and strengths that people have in
contrast to the pathological perspective, which focuses on their deficiencies
contracting
attempt to define clearly the issues and goals for work and develop plans likely to
resolve the identified issues and achieve final goals
Transferance
phenomenon in which the person in treatment redirects feelings for others onto the
therapist
Countertransference
occurs when the therapist transfers his or her own feelings onto the client
SMART goals
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely
Phases of Counseling
Preliminary/Preparatory
Beginning/Contracting
Middle/Work
Ending and transition/termination
